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Cisco

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Cloud Certifications

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CompTIA

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EC-Council

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GIAC

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IAPP

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ISACA

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(ISC)²

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Juniper

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Offensive Security: OSCP & OSCE

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Other Security Certifications

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General Certification

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Education & Development

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Colleges & Schools

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IT Jobs / Degrees

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Professional Development

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Cybersecurity

Non-certification related discussions of IoT, Cloud security, offensive security and more.

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Auditing & Compliance

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Cloud Security & IoT

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Cryptography & PKI

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Cybersecurity Management

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Data Science & Machine Learning

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Forensics

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ICS/SCADA Security

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Incident Response

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Linux Security

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OWASP

Everything about the Open Web Application Security Project!

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Pentesting

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Security Awareness & Training

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Security News & Breaches

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Windows Security

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General

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Computer Gaming

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Data Center

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Classifieds

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Networking

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Off-Topic

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Scripting

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Virtualization

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